[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: CLC School event/new birding locale?

2015-08-26 Thread Marc Devokaitis 
Cayuga Birders,

This school sits on about 90 acres of undeveloped land north of Rte 13
between Etna and Dryden. Carol was at the Lab last week trying to get ideas
for how to proceed in trail-building and preservation.  See below regarding
an event in October at the site.

Could be an exciting new place to find birds in the area...please reach out
to Carol if you have interest in visiting the site or other ideas that
might be helpful.

Marc Devokaitis




*From:* Carol Becker [mailto:cbec...@clcschool.org]
*Sent:* Thursday, August 20, 2015 10:37 AM
*To:* Cornell Lab of Ornithology cornellbi...@cornell.edu
*Subject:* Re: CLC School event



Dear Marc,




We are hosting a family friendly fall event on October 31, 2015 from 10am
to 4pm on our school property. Covenant Love Community School is located at
1768 Dryden Road, just outside of Ithaca on State Route 13 near Dryden, NY.
As part of the larger event that will include activities such as: bounce
house, petting zoo, hay rides, games, a holiday book sale, soup cafe and
bake sale, etc. we would also like to offer some kid/family friendly
educational programming from resources in our community.

This year our school is focusing on studying birds and ecology, as we learn
to care for the natural wetland that is located on our property.  We are
working to develop relationships with the resources right here in our
community that can enable us to better understand and conserve this
treasure.



Would you consider joining us for part or all of the event? What types of
educational programming for children related can/do you provide? We are
very open to involving you in whatever ways you feel are most appropriate.



The contact person for this event is:

Ms. Kyle Hamilton

Administrative Support  Development

Covenant Love Community School

1768 Dryden Road, Freeville, NY 13068

w: 607 347-4413

c: 607 342-8237



Thank you again for your help in spreading the word about this community
event.



Sincerely,

Carol Becker

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[cayugabirds-l] Laughing Gull, South End

2015-08-26 Thread Jay McGowan 
I don't think this has been posted here recently, but the juvenile LAUGHING
GULL with the odd white outer primaries is still hanging around the south
end of Cayua Lake intermittently, most recently Tuesday evening and
Wednesday morning, then Wednesday evening. It seems to show up most often
in the later part of the evening, often sitting on the white lighthouse
jetty and then moving to the rocky base of the red lighthouse jetty as it
gets darker or if it is disturbed. Last night we observed do both these
things, then get flushed off the red lighthouse and later found it sitting
on the water well to the north, probably not visible from land even with
the very calm lake, then finally flying north up the lake at dusk. There
are definitely evenings where it is not around, so it must vary its roost
site. When it shows up, distant views are achievable from Stewart Park,
probably best from the swan pen, and closer looks are possible from the
shore of Hogs Hole/Treman Marine Park.

Here is our list from last night with photos showing the white in the wings
:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S24772004

Cheers,
Jay McGowan

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